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AWS – Amazon Kendra launches Kendra Intelligent Ranking for self-managed OpenSearch
Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service powered by machine learning, that enables organizations to provide more relevant information to customers and employees, when they need it. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon S3 Storage Lens introduces tiered pricing for cost-effective monitoring at scale
Amazon S3 Storage Lens now offers lower pricing tiers for customers with 25 billion or more objects, making continuous monitoring of large storage footprints more cost effective. Customers with hundreds of billions of objects will now see progressively lower prices, saving up to 40% on organization-wide storage monitoring. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Network Firewall adds support for reject action for TCP traffic
AWS Network Firewall now supports reject as a firewall rule action so you can improve performance of latency-sensitive applications and improve internal security operations. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Elemental MediaLive adds POIS signal conditioning
You can now use AWS Elemental MediaLive with a POIS (placement opportunity information system) to condition and react to in-band SCTE-35 signals in your sources. Read More for the details.

Azure – At-scale monitoring for Azure Site Recovery with Backup center
The new enhancements released in Backup center enable you to monitor replicated items, jobs and manage them across subscriptions, resource groups and locations from a single view. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Brazil Southeast
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Brazil Southeast region. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure VM backup: General availability updates for Dec, 2022
Azure VM backup now takes a SQL COPY_ONLY_FULL snapshots in SQL Virtual machines to avoid reset of Log sequence numbers and reduce snapshot delays Read More for the details.

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link
Now in public preview: managed ingestion from Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer in near real time. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Capture Event Hubs data with Stream Analytics no-code editor in Delta Lake format
Stream Analytics no-code editor now supports capturing Event Hubs data into ADLS gen2 with Delta Lake format. Read More for the details.
GCP – Solving the biggest global retail challenges with Google Cloud and Teamwork Commerce
Editor’s note: To kick off the new year and in preparation for NRF The Big Show, we invited partners from across our retail ecosystem to share stories, best practices, and tips and tricks on how they are helping retailers transform during a time that continues to see tremendous change. Please enjoy this entry from our […]